Galaxy S8 Triple Leak Reveals Exciting New Design

Until last week, the Galaxy S8 was a well kept secret. Information was often contradictory and inflammatory, but now the floodgates have opened and no less than three sources have revealed images which show Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone is a stunner…

First up are a pair of case makers and one very familiar face indeed. MobileFun, which accurately showed off the iPhone 7 before release, has the most striking shots of the Galaxy S8 as its renders are only marginally obscured by its clear case:

The clearest Galaxy S8 render yet. Image credit: MobileFun

The renders tie in with increasingly consistent talk of dramatically slimmer bezels and removal of the home button (possible to be integrated into the display) and a repositioned flash and heart rate sensor above the camera rather than to the side. Just as interesting is the render shows Samsung has finally moved the Galaxy S series to USB Type-C and retained the headphone jack. Bravo!

Meanwhile lending credence to MobileFun’s imagery is rival case maker Ghostek which has exactly the same design inside its more rugged cases:

Matching Galaxy S8 case render from Ghostek. Image credit: Ghostek

And topping this off is Slashleaks which has attained more renders which are again completely consistent with the port changes and repositioning of the flash/heart rate sensor. All of which means I’d strongly discredit some generic renders currently going around from GSM Arena which don’t match what we’re seeing here.

Typically it is because around this time (just before release) that Samsung gives out dimensions of its upcoming smartphones to third party accessory makers so they can prepare. But this gives the case makers a) a mould they can easily render, and b) an opportunity for publicity by leaking the renders that they usually can’t resist.

Questions Remain

Despite all these leaks, however, there are several key questions that are left unanswered about the Galaxy S8.

Most pertinent are the size and model of the handset shown. Samsung is expected to use the reduction in bezel size to fit a larger display this year, but how big will it be and how big will it make the overall handset? Secondly confusion remains over Samsung’s release strategy: whether both new models will have an ‘Edge’ display or there will be a flat model as well?

Consequently, which model are we seeing in all these renders?

Regardless, the picture of Samsung’s (particularly striking) Galaxy S8 is quite literally becoming clear. And it’s a very impressive design evolution that throws down the gauntlet to Apple, which in turn is expected to radically design the 2017 iPhone. Which in turn leaks to a eye popping new Galaxy Note 8. Isn’t competition wonderful...